Christie Peek Freans Family Digestive Biscuits 300 g
A maple leaf on this 300 g box says Baked in Canada. Three biscuits weigh 35 g and list 180 calories. Half the pack is a plain digestive. The rest wear a chocolatey coating.
Mondelēz Canada bakes Peek Freans at East York, 5 Bermondsey Road. The plant is the company's largest bakery by volume in Canada. Ownership still sits with Mondelēz International in the United States. Christie is the grocery name on the red carton.
Wheat bran and butter sit in the dough. Milk, wheat and soy are the listed allergens. Health Canada flags high saturated fat and sugars. No artificial flavours or colours is printed beside the maple leaf.
Product Highlights
- •300 g Christie carton
- •180 calories per 3 biscuits (35 g)
- •Baked in Canada maple-leaf claim on the box
- •Chocolatey-coated and plain digestive biscuits
- •No artificial flavours or colours
Category
Our Canadian score
Some Canadian ties
Company’s own label claim: “Baked in Canada”
Baked in Canada is the pack claim on this 300 g digestive. Mondelēz Canada makes Peek Freans at East York. The parent company is still Mondelēz International, not a Canadian owner.
Score breakdown (60% evidenced, medium confidence)
“East York bakery is the largest Mondelēz bakery in terms of volume (in lbs.) in Canada. It is here that we manufacture products under the Peek Freans brand”
“We are one of the largest snacking companies in Canada with delicious household favourites including Cadbury, Oreo, Christie and Maynards.”
“Our community of over 2,683 employees is based across Canada, with our head office in Toronto.”
This score is our own read of publicly available evidence, not a regulatory finding. It is not a CFIA or Competition Bureau origin determination, and it is not the same as the "Product of Canada" or "Made in Canada" claims a manufacturer prints on a label. Check the package if you need the official claim. How we score
Key Facts
- Made In
- East York, Ontario
- Owned By
- Mondelēz International
- Weight
- 300 g
- Key Ingredients
- Wheat flour, chocolatey coating, wheat bran, butter
- Official Claim
- Baked in Canada
Where to Buy
Product Information
Nutrition Facts
| Per 3 biscuits (35 g) | % DV | |
|---|---|---|
| Calories / Calories | 180 | |
| Fat / Lipides | 9g | 12% |
| Saturated / saturés | 4.5g | 23% |
| + Trans / trans | 0.1g | |
| Cholesterol / Cholestérol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 90mg | 4% |
| Carbohydrate / Glucides | 24g | |
| Fibre / Fibres | 1g | |
| Sugars / Sucres | 11g | 11% |
| Protein / Protéines | 2g | |
| Calcium | 10mg | 1% |
| Iron / Fer | 1mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 50mg | 1% |
Ingredients
Wheat Flour, Chocolatey coating (sugar, modified palm oil and modified palm kernel oil, cocoa, whey, skimmed milk powder, soy lecithin, natural flavour), Shortening (vegetable oil, modified palm oil), Sugars (sugar, golden syrup, malted barley and corn extracts), Wheat bran, Butter, Whole milk powder, Salt, Baking soda, Whey, Ammonium bicarbonate.
Contains:
Warnings
- Health Canada high-in saturated fat and sugars symbols
All Information Sources
Frequently Asked Questions
Are Peek Freans Family Digestive biscuits made in Canada?
Yes. Christie Peek Freans Family Digestive 300 g prints a maple-leaf bakery claim. Mondelēz Canada says the East York plant makes the Peek Freans line.
Who owns Peek Freans Family Digestive biscuits?
Mondelēz International owns Christie Peek Freans Family Digestive. Christie is the grocery name printed large on the red box.
How many calories are in Family Digestive biscuits?
Christie Peek Freans Family Digestive lists 180 calories for 3 biscuits (35 g). Fat is 9 g and sugars are 11 g in that serving.
Do Family Digestive biscuits contain chocolate?
Some do. Christie Peek Freans Family Digestive 300 g mixes plain wheat-bran biscuits with ones covered in a chocolatey coating that uses cocoa, whey and skimmed milk powder.
When did Peek Freans start?
Snackworks dates Christie Peek Freans Family Digestive to 1857. East York's street, Bermondsey, is named after the English town of the original factory.
Where is Peek Freans Family Digestive baked?
Mondelēz Canada bakes Christie Peek Freans Family Digestive at 5 Bermondsey Road in East York. The carton also prints a maple-leaf bakery claim.
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